diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..205ee1da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Workflow derived from https://github.com/r-lib/actions/tree/v2/examples
+# Need help debugging build failures? Start at https://github.com/r-lib/actions#where-to-find-help
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: main
+  pull_request:
+    branches: main
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 5 * * 1'
+
+name: R-CMD-check.yaml
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  R-CMD-check:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.config.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 25
+    name: ${{ matrix.config.os }} (${{ matrix.config.r }})
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        config:
+          - {os: macos-latest,   r: 'release'}
+          - {os: windows-latest, r: 'release'}
+          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'devel', http-user-agent: 'release'}
+          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'release'}
+          - {os: ubuntu-latest,   r: 'oldrel-1'}
+
+    env:
+      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      R_KEEP_PKG_SOURCE: yes
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
+        with:
+          r-version: ${{ matrix.config.r }}
+          http-user-agent: ${{ matrix.config.http-user-agent }}
+          use-public-rspm: true
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+        with:
+          extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck
+          needs: check
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
+        with:
+          upload-snapshots: true
+          build_args: 'c("--no-manual","--compact-vignettes=gs+qpdf")'
+          error-on: '"note"'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 <!-- badges: start -->
 [![Lifecycle: experimental](https://img.shields.io/badge/lifecycle-experimental-orange.svg)](https://lifecycle.r-lib.org/articles/stages.html#experimental)
+[![R-CMD-check](https://github.com/RMI-PACTA/workflow.multi.loanbook/actions/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/RMI-PACTA/workflow.multi.loanbook/actions/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml)
 <!-- badges: end -->
 
 The goal of `workflow.multi.loanbook` is to provide an easy-to-use